Xingtetsu: Why is the captain on the train?

They never imagined that more than ten years ago, the Great Guardian concealed the true situation of Beloberg from everyone, transferred most of the [City Builders] who might have touched the truth from their original positions, gave them new jobs, or simply fired them or persuaded them to retire.

Among those who were treated in these ways was his own sister, Sylva Landau.

"Jepard, there is no turning back." Cocolia, holding an amber spear, looked at Jeppard calmly, "I have done too much and made too many mistakes. I can only go to the end..."

"Don't stop me!" Cocolia shouted angrily, and flames suddenly wrapped around the amber spear.

The great guardian roared angrily, took a step on the ground, and rushed out several meters, stabbing the flaming rock spear straight at Jeppard's face.

Jeppard was distracted for a moment.

Because he saw the determination in Cocolia's eyes. She would not look back, nor would she give up.

The motto of the Landau family is a will forged from ice and snow.

But Kokolia's will is not inferior to her own.

As she herself said, there is no way out.

"Clang!" The sound of metal clashing with rock made Jeppard frown slightly. His thoughts finally returned to the present moment. The young guard officer looked at the rock spear that was close at hand and Danheng who was blocking the rock spear in Cocolia's hand with his gun and standing in front of him. He exhaled slightly, "Thank you."

"Brother Jeppard, if you can't do it, just step back and leave it to me and Brother Danheng." Oleg glanced at Jeppard who was distracted just now.

"I'm fine." Jeppard exhaled hard and took a step forward.

During the brief exchange between the two, Dan Heng had already held a long spear and fought several rounds with Kokolia who was holding a thick rock spear. At the moment, he was at a disadvantage.

"Be careful, she is disturbing the imaginary energy, you can't take her attack head-on." Jeppard and Oleg stepped forward, and Dan Heng retreated, panting.

Cocolia's martial arts skills are not outstanding, and the weapon she uses is some kind of unconventional weapon that is difficult to master. If nothing unexpected happens, Dan Heng alone can stop Cocolia from fighting for several hours.

However, there are always unexpected situations.

【Star core】

The disturbance of the star core is released all the time along with Cocolia's every move. Walking on the path of destiny and controlling imaginary energy, they have completely encountered their natural enemy.

I can only lift six out of ten points of my strength once, and my once sharp reactions are now as slow as a snail.

If the three of them hadn't taken turns attacking, they wouldn't have been able to stop Cocolia.

"This generation... the Great Guardian..." Oleg, wearing brass knuckles, knelt on one knee, panting, staring at Kokolia who was wielding a rock spear and fighting two enemies alone. He coughed twice between gasps, "Is he so strong?"

Actually not.

Oleg was once an iron guard, and perhaps his fighting consciousness was still in his mind, but his physical strength was indeed not as good as the two young men, and he was almost unable to fight again.

Danheng and Jeppard were gradually finding it difficult to withstand Cocolia's offensive.

The two of them became more and more tired as the fight went on, but Cocolia, on the other hand, became stronger and stronger.

The two of them were tense and holding on, betting on whether the support from Klipperburg would arrive first, or whether Cocolia's strength would gradually break through to the critical point that could crush the two of them.

The fact is, the moment Cocolia broke through the critical point, raised the rock spear, and blew Danheng and Jeppard away, a sudden gunshot came from behind Cocolia.

The silent energy bullet tore through the air and hit Cocolia's shoulder hard, causing the woman, who had temporarily lost her strength, to stagger.

Dark green vines sprouted tiny branches from Cocolia's wounds, but withered in an instant, fell to the ground, and turned into dry yellow roots.

Cocolia didn't look at Jeppard and Danheng who were gasping for breath on the ground. She just turned around slowly and looked at the captain holding the Bloody Hand Saint behind her.

The captain frowned, "Cocolia, do you really want to do it your own way, even at the cost of your life?"

Cocolia raised her free left hand and gently stroked her cheek.

The softness of her skin was replaced by a touch of solid ice. She looked down at her right arm holding the rock spear. The icy blue rock had penetrated her skin at some point, replacing her flesh and blood. She must have the same blue crystal on her face.

The amber rock spear that symbolizes Beloberg's position as the Great Guardian has had its original lingering flame extinguished, and the amber spear body that should have been translucent and clear has become turbid and dark.

The disturbance of the star core also affected the amber rock spear.

"My Lord...Cocolia." Jeppard struggled to stand up, "Give up, you're turning into a world-shattering monster."

Yes, the Rift Monster.

Cocolia had also participated in the Iron Guard's military operation to clear out the Rift Creations in the blockade area. She had certainly seen the characteristics of the Iron Guards' corpses turning into Rift Creations, ice-blue crystals, first in blocks, and finally into crystal clusters, which were brought under the control of the Star Core.

so......

"It's feasible." Cocolia murmured to herself.

After hearing what Cocolia said, the captain finally sighed and pulled the trigger of the Bloody Hand Saint.

She is already terminally ill, so why should she pray for a way to recover?

Chapter 49: Plant a Tree (Part 1)

Bullets spurted out from the muzzle of the Bloody Hand Saint's gun.

However, bullets wrapped in imaginary energy have always been difficult to achieve success.

As the captain fired again and again, the azure light continued to burst out around Cocolia and dissipated with the cold wind.

Cocolia laughed in a low voice, "Captain, you seem...very strong, and very weak, hahahaha."

Cocolia, who had gradually begun to be transformed by the Rift, stared at the man who shot her and laughed in a low voice.

In a certain alienated vision that appeared in Cocolia, the captain himself was like a blazing sun, but the energy attached to each attack of the captain was just the flame of a burning match compared to his own blazing sun.

That is the absolute gap between quality and quantity.

The captain did not answer. After a moment's silence, he put down his gun.

"You're right. I haven't been trained from scratch. In a short period of time, I tried my best to learn and control the energy added to each attack and made it a habit." The captain was silent for a moment. "The person who taught me told me that if I can't control the power accurately, I'd better not waste it casually."

Black Tower taught the captain that if any normal emissary really dared to use more than 30% of the imaginary energy, it would be too easy to destroy a planet. The biggest difference was how the emissaries would destroy a planet based on the nature and characteristics of their own imaginary energy. That was all.

Dan Heng, who was holding a spear and half-kneeling on the ground gasping for breath, raised his head and looked at Cocolia who had his back to him, and the captain who was facing him.

He watched as the captain loosened his grip, letting the black pistol with red cross stripes fall and disappear into the layers of encrypted and folded space.

"Captain..." Dan Heng supported his body with his pistol and slowly stood up.

The captain, who was clenching his fists and planning to engage in close combat with Cocolia, paused and looked at Dan Heng.

"Let her go." Dan Heng's eyes flickered slightly, but he quickly calmed down. "The actions of an envoy may cause us to be chased by the Company in the future. Those people have no bottom line."

"And if your power remains on this planet, it may attract a rich evil. This place will not be able to withstand another interstellar war in the next few hundred years."

The captain hesitated for a moment, but finally unclenched his fist under Dan Heng's gaze. He nodded gently, "Okay..."

The captain smiled bitterly and shook his head. He turned to look at Cocolia, who had a gloomy expression. "Bronya is gathering the Iron Guards, and the council of Klipperburg is trying to appease the people. If you really want to do something..."

"Eternal Frozen Ridge, I'm there, waiting for them." Cocolia left a word, holding the rock gun, and strode towards the gate of the Iron Guard restricted area.

The iron guards stationed in the stronghold all turned their eyes to Cocolia.

These soldiers remained silent, watching the great guardian they were supposed to protect step through the gate of the restricted area step by step, as if he was crossing a boundary.

Crystal clusters grew slowly on Cocolia's body. She was indifferent and speechless. Holding the turbid amber rock spear, she stepped into the wind and snow and disappeared.

It was like... these Iron Guards had witnessed countless times how their comrades died and then got up to join the Rift Army.

But the identity of the person who turned into a monster this time was a little special.

But, it's just a little special.

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An army entered the Rift Boundary Blockade Zone.

Silent and silent, like a leader leading them forward.

Bronya went all the way deeper into the Rift, and finally, the 90-man Iron Guard she led stopped in front of the gate of the Iron Guard restricted area.

"Iron Guards!" The howling wind and snow, the shouts of killing outside the restricted area gate, could not cover up the determination in her voice, "March!"

Behind Bronya, three phalanxes of Iron Guards stepped forward step by step, and after passing the commander, their steps turned into a charge.

Outside the restricted area, the Rift Creatures were fighting with the Iron Guards. The howling cold wind and large flakes of snow dotted the tragic battlefield.

Amid the shouts and cries of killing, Bronya observed the battlefield with a silent look in his eyes. From time to time, he raised the rifle in his hand and used his terrifyingly accurate marksmanship to rescue the guards who were in danger one by one.

This surprise counterattack did not last long, but the intensity of the battle was still high.

Three people died, more than ten were seriously injured, and almost everyone was slightly injured.

"Rest in place for three hours to replenish water and calories." Jeppard, who led the shield guard charge on the front line, began to organize military discipline and arrange follow-up as soon as the battle ended.

The guards retreated back to the gate of the restricted area, sat down in groups of three or four, and began to rest.

Jeppard also found Bronya and reported to the current Grand Guardian Agent about how Cocolia had come and how he, Danheng and Oleg had tried to stop Cocolia. However, Jeppard paused before speaking, as he didn't know whether he should tell Bronya that the captain had let Cocolia go.

Bronya noticed Jeppard's hesitation and his subtle glance towards the train crew.

But she was silent for a moment and just shook her head at Jeppard.

This is the fact. In the battlefield just now, whether it was Xing, March Seven, Dan Heng, or that Miss Yuexia, they all rushed directly into the Rift Realm Creation and fought fiercely, helping to relieve a lot of pressure on the Iron Guard's line. This is an indisputable fact.

The captain didn't take action, perhaps because he had a deal with his mother or something else.

After a few days of observation, Bronya has discovered that the captain has a very special position in the team, and he is somewhat...detached.

He is used to acting alone and can direct the actions of others. He will teach and give suggestions, and the other four will give priority and accept them, but he will not order his companions.

A person who has decisions to make, but more like a teacher than a person who has decisions to make.

"Is there any problem?" The captain noticed Bronya's gaze and took the initiative to move over.

"Nothing." Bronya shook her head gently. "Jepard said that mother is waiting for us in Everfrost Ridge?"

"Yes." The captain nodded, "But there are a few points I want to remind you. She is very dangerous now. She reflects the power of the star core and can disturb the imaginary energy with a wave of her hand or even ignite the imaginary energy. You... lack the means to launch a main attack."

"We..." Bronya nodded and looked at the captain, "You mean."

"I don't want to put a child who is less than half a year old at risk." The captain joked and sighed with some worry, "And I can't go all out on your planet. Anyway, we need a little time to prepare."

"How long?" Bronya looked at the captain.

"If you're lucky, three to five hours. If you're unlucky, twelve hours."

"What to do?" Bronya frowned slightly. This time was a bit too long.

"Plant a tree." The captain smiled. "Of course, I'll be responsible for cutting it down later."

Chapter 50: Plant a Tree, Part 2

"The so-called Jianmu is a miracle bestowed by Medicine Master. When Jianmu grows, under its shade, living beings will have an endless lifespan, neither aging nor dying."

Dan Heng sighed softly as he recounted the classics that had been forever engraved in his memory.

"So, the captain wants to plant a Jianmu tree?" Sanyueqi scratched his head and glanced at the captain who was holding strands of interwoven imaginary energy in his hands.

"With the captain's ability and knowledge, it is impossible to plant a real Jianmu tree." Dan Heng shook his head gently, "If the captain can really do it, then this is something that must not be done."

"Ah?" The Star Core Spirit tilted his head in confusion.

"The people of abundance." Dan Heng glanced at the Star Core Spirits. "Have you read any documents about them in the space station?"

The Star Core Spirit fell into a brief contemplation, and dug out from the corner of his memory a few words that a certain staff member had said to him during a casual chat, "I seem to have heard that the people of Fengrao have a bad reputation? Most of the people of Fengrao can be directly equated with space pirates?"

"The so-called people of abundance are all immortal species transformed after being blessed by the pharmacist himself. The society of the immortal species will not change, just like human cells will not die. After continuous accumulation and expansion, the flesh called 'civilization' will undoubtedly be deformed and twisted." Dan Heng's thumb gently stroked the gun body in his hand. "The expanding population, scarce resources, and countless social contradictions will not be resolved or shelved with the population replacement of normal civilization. When the internal pressure accumulates to a certain extent, it will eventually evolve into civil war and foreign war."

"Plundering resources and expanding land to relieve population pressure are the norm for the people of abundance."

"More importantly, there is internal strife. The people of abundance will ruthlessly plunder the people of abundance in order to plunder the blessing of the [Pharmacist]."

"The so-called Jianmu is a miracle bestowed by the Pharmacist. It is a tonic that the people of Fengcuo are eager to get." Dan Heng paused for a moment. "If a Jianmu tree appeared on this planet, it would undoubtedly attract countless people of Fengcuo and evil creatures."

"Evil creature?" San Yue Qi scratched his head. "I have some impression that the Immortal Boat Alliance has been hunting down evil creatures all over the world."

“Evil creature…” Dan Heng was silent for a while, and finally shook his head. “As long as you know that the Antimatter Corps’ Great Lord of Extinction [Xing Xiao] once personally boarded the flagship of the Xianzhou Alliance and asked Xianzhou and his [Legion] to join forces to strangle the Wing Maker, you will understand what kind of existence the so-called evil creature is in the universe.”

"Good fellow..." San Yueqi was dumbfounded, "A force that could make the [Lord of Extinction] personally look for allies to kill it..."

“And the WingMakers haven’t become extinct yet.” Dan Heng glanced at March.

"..."

"This evil creature is the cancer cell of the universe. Not only can it not be completely eliminated, but it will also continue to multiply..." Dan Heng shook his head.

"Does [Feng Rao] not care about these things?" The captain suddenly spoke up. He looked at Dan Heng, holding the huge seed in his hand that was gradually turning from virtual to real.

"[Abundance] is generous. If you ask for something, He will give it to you." Danheng recited another sentence from the scripture, "But He is only generous."